St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02
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unknown to- fame as you imagine
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"She told you so?'
'-She confessed as much. But, as 20,
seem modest about 1t, perhaps it will
comfort you 10 learn that what she die
see was only che back of your head. ant
bit of your nose. You know, if 70,
will wear your nose SO long you canno
expect it to altogether escape abserva
ton"
| Grant laughs
$50 that was all she saw She can have
no idea then what good looking fellow 1
am. y he says, with miSchievouS shrug.
''Eot the slightest. Your persistent re-
ting to a photographer has put it out of
my power to give Nadine some faint idea
of your charms"
overpowered by them returns Grant,,
who has gone back to his task of reduc-
ing the parrot TO q state of frenzy.
Not that ! believe in photographs, :"
goes on Millicent. "There is Lefty Lums-
den, she looks like Venus on card
board-like dairyrnaid in the flesh. ~
ITO say nothing of Mrs DENLY, who
looks like saint III the flesh, and like q
Bacchante, as portrayed by Desscmains.
I'm rather glad I'm out of it. rejoice
to think my face is still my own. Photos
with q curious little laugh-'are dan
gcreus.n
If every one thought that the detec-
tives would be oftener at fault than they
are" says Mrs. Brand. Photographs
lave been the means Of bringing many
criminals TO Justice
"As I have said-they are dangerous
replies her nephew
II wish we had some picture Of the
wretch who has robbed Millicent."
But you sec you haven't
''You take it very Easily Yet you must
regret the jewels, Grant, says Mrs.
Brand, fretfulIy, who IS Of opinion that
nothing now should be thought of Dat
the irreparable loss her niece has sus-
tained, and who regards the present
frivolity as being distinctly in bad taste,
considering all things. Indeed, she
would have considered it hardly out of
place if some one had pulled down the
blinds and put mufIling on the knocker.
Il assure you | do not regret them |
have nothing to regret returns he,
laughing lightly Then he looks at Mil
licent. "How can find room for regret
when I see my cousin safe and well:''
Millicent is as touched by his manner
as it would be possible for him to move
- -
her.
Certainly he bears the loss of those
Jewels very welf,' she says to herself;
land he used TO be their most eXtrava-
giant admirer. Sometimes it irritated me
to think he looked upon them with a pro-
prieturial eve, but after all / believe /
wronged him. If they were still in my
possession or in his he could not be more
unconcerned.'
She gives him little kindly glance as
a reward for this, which seems to afford
him some secret amusement.
1.-The thing that puzzles me, - goes on
Mrs. Brand. who cannot keep her mind
off the subject. is how the miscreant
got in. Certainly Brown confeSses he is
not in the habit of putting up the chain
at night---a most reprehensible neglect, for
which have severely censured him; but,
admitting that, do not see how the burg
lar could have had door key exactly
IKE ours. 1t is one of a most peculiar
pattern; poor Mr.. Brand quite prided him
self on It."
''The more peculiar, the easier to take
an impression of it." says Grant,.
ITO take an impresson:-to get false
key made2 But that means you would
suspect the servants. ] could not do
that: they are all old servants-old
friends, indeed. might almost say
"You are like my mother. She will not
believe the servants We're implicated in
the diamond robbery at vaiworth yet
If she had taken my advice a recovery
might have been effected. Mind, do not
say it would says Capt. Boyle, who
seems determined to give everyone
chance; II only say it might
"But-but surely you would not at
tach suspicion to Brown says Mrs.
Brand, nervously, who is easily swayed.
''There are other servants in the house
besides Brown; and peopla come and go
-ehs'
''No one comes and gees except Miss
Roche; you would not suspect her, sup
pose,' says Millicent coldly.
81 really could not form an opinion.
You forget / have not had the pleasure
of an introduction to Miss Roche
There is slight return of his sneering
tone here--the tone that had driven her
to passionate anger during that inter
view at the last dance she had attended.
She has seen fit to forget that scene, and
SO has he; lslt just now she is strongly re-
minded of it. Mrs. Brand, scenting mis-
chief in the air, comes to the rescue.
Tut" says she, what an absurd
question to arisel Let Miss Roche's name
alone. must say, Millicent, you show
but questionable taste when you drag
your little friends name into such an
affair. / could tell you something more
to the purpose, but mum, mum, mum is
the word.''
s'Oh, auntie, you have heard some
thing!' cries Millicent, pouncing down
upon her. "You have had news, and,
naughty woman that you are, you have
hidden it from me. Come, out with it,!
Your blood will be upon your own head
if you delay for another moment"
"But assure you, my dearest girl"-
"Your dearest girl is disgusted with
your duplicity. Come, speak, | say
One, two-three will be your death sig
1al. Grant, do you take no interest in
the proceedingsp Are you not longing to
hear of the cat,fure of the capturer of nv